Encounter (Free Verse Sonnet) Poem by Gert Strydom

(for Daleen)

On my knees on the soft sand You do find me,
the sun draws a silver line up to the horizon,
I wonder how You do walk on the water as You could
and I pray, Lord Jesus, do not pass a sinner like me,
seagulls screech, fly up high, when a boat glides over the water,
with sails for a moment it's etched against the sun,
it's as if I hear Your voice and of life You are the source,
as if Your words through all the ages do go deep into my heart.
When my darling comes closer she has a halo,
as if You are touching every person on that beach,
Your love and tranquillity and joy shine deep in her eyes,
I again see the light dancing so bright over the waves,
You Lord, make mere days wonderful and holy
and for long moments we both look up into the sky.
© Gert Strydom